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Sunday, July 6, 1958
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The Headlines
Survey of Smokers Finds A 32% Higher Death Rate; SMOKER SURVEY FINDS DEATH RISE
Read in The New York Times →#1 on Your Hit Parade
The Purple People Eater
Unknown Artist
#1 at the box office
The Vikings
The must-have
Hula Hoop
You Share a Birthday With
- George W. Bush (1946)
- Frida Kahlo (1907)
- 14th Dalai Lama (1935)
- Sylvester Stallone (1946)
- Nursultan Nazarbayev (1940)
Slang
Slang of the decade
General
blastflickkiboshshades
Greaser
cruisin'daddy-odibsknuckle sandwichpad
Beatnik
cooldigfar outhipsquare
Tech Check
Integrated Circuit (Microchip), Stereo Records & Modem.
Cost of Living (1950)
Loaf of Bread
$0.14
Gallon of Gas
$0.27
Average Home
$7,354
New Car
$1,510
Time Elapsed
24,806 days ago
(67 years, 351 days)